You Know You're a Babysitter When....

Today I found this really neat craft online! I can't wait to try it this afternoon with the kids I babysit. This is the kind of thing that really made me want to be creative growing up. And now I get to do it again! The photos pretty much explain how it's made. Other ideas for in the baggy are cereal, grapes, m&m's, gummy bears.... Anything small and snack like.

Inspiration :)

As many people are realizing after graduating college now is that it can be a long process to apply to jobs. So small jobs or part time jobs are needed to help pay back student loans. I have picked up a few baby sitting jobs. While some may think it's an annoying or frustrating job, I find it to be motivating and inspiring. Every day I spend with the kids I am forced to use my imagination on their level and challenged to create random stories and places. I also get to see how different families encourage art at a young age. I have a front row seat at relearning how to be a kid. Hopefully this will be great help with my own children's book creations!

Sea Doodle

While baby sitting today the kids wanted an octopus with every color. According to them I'm the best "Drawer" ever :) Just a silly doodle buy still lots of fun!

Love visits!

Love visits from these two from Ohio!

Easter boards :)

Repeating Patterns!

Here are some of my newest fabric designs. I'm making myself design repeating patterns! I was very surprised at how simple it was to actually do it and now kicking myself for not learning sooner. NowI can focus more on more elaborate designs. These are some photos you can see a little bit of my work process. It was done using a Bamboo tablet in Adobe Photoshop.

With the background, it seemed a little crowded to me.

This seemed more pleasing on it's own.

It repeats!

Zone Logos

I'm working on a logo for a dance studio called The Zone. Here are some ideas that I sent them. The single photo is the one the studio decided to go with. They really wanted to show lots of colors.